About Dhanigram Village

Dhanigram is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,840, made up of 909 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanigram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742157
Area (hectares)	175.3 hectares
Population	1,840
Male Population	909
Female Population	931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanigram compares

By the 2011 count Dhanigram is the 53rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 175.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhanigram

Dhanigram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanigram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanigram from other places

Dhanigram lies about 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhanigram
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	17 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	19 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	30 km

Villages closest to Dhanigram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhanigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanigram village had a population of 1,840. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Dhanigram village has 909 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanigram has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dhanigram is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanigram covers 175.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanigram falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhanigram is Lohapur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanigram.

Dhanigram is about 30 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanigram is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 14 km away. Khargram is about 17 km away. Rampur Hat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.